tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30692435212165479892015-08-02T21:56:18.591+01:00Waltzingmouse Makes...Things I made while I should have been ironing...Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.comBlogger1510125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-81005229844869857462015-08-01T01:00:00.001+01:002015-08-01T01:00:10.518+01:00...Frosty - Alberto style <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wsYlsqwL4po/VbwKg7crVaI/AAAAAAAAMHA/OUClPAnTdCo/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-08-01%2Bat%2B00.52.19.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wsYlsqwL4po/VbwKg7crVaI/AAAAAAAAMHA/OUClPAnTdCo/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-08-01%2Bat%2B00.52.19.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">One of the things I love about WMS is seeing what folks do with our stamps - we recently started asking a few folks to guest Design for us and I'll be bringing you a roundup of some of the fabby creations that they have designed for us but tonight I have a sneaky peek for you of something fabulous created by our guest designer Alberto Gava - I'm sure you know Alberto, but if you don't here is a link to <a href="https://instagram.com/loshakeratoalberto/" target="_blank"><b>his instagram</b></a>, he's been peeking some things he is working on for us at the moment - I have to say I am in awe of this guy's talent and I cannot wait until we can see the full projects - I'll keep you posted!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alberto is working with some of our Christmas sets - Frosty in the pines and Elf Made.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/frosty-in-the-pines" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/frosty-in-the-pines" border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LxMFGavAbuo/VbwLjvX-i7I/AAAAAAAAMHI/BEUOib8w1GM/s320/Frosty-in-th-epines-STORE.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/elf-made" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/elf-made" border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zmdEOuVfoPw/VbwLlYH1lLI/AAAAAAAAMHQ/LAuSxsrDCNc/s400/Elf-made-STORE.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><br />Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-67186259614956134792015-07-29T16:39:00.001+01:002015-07-29T17:10:16.632+01:00...work for idle hands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3069243521216547989" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k21DJHU8Akg/Vbj63k8KphI/AAAAAAAAMGs/8njiZm18EjM/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-07-29%2Bat%2B16.13.00.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k21DJHU8Akg/Vbj63k8KphI/AAAAAAAAMGs/8njiZm18EjM/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-07-29%2Bat%2B16.13.00.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>There was a time, eons ago, when I was able to sit around doing nothing. That was back in the 80's... Since I've been all growed up - and more specifically, since my dad passed, I've had this inability to sit still doing nothing. I just can't. I can't watch TV either. I absolutely have to be doing something productive. I feel like I'm wasting time if I'm not doing something. I don't recommend this as a life plan though... my dad used to say I should try to stop and 'smell the roses'. <br /><br />Normally I'm working and that's grand, I don't think about it. I'm busy all the time between WMS and the children and the house. I don't have hobbies or free time because my work has evolved from my hobby and while I love stamping, running a stamp company is <i>way </i>more involved than I ever imagined and there just are not enough hours in the day to allow for hobbies, or even casual stamping. There's not a chance I can wind down to a break, I find I just have to pull the plug and go cold turkey on it.<br /><br />If I'm at home, I cannot resist the temptation to pop on the web for a mo' and see what's happening. So away we went - nearly two full weeks in County Kerry - and yep, if you are interested, I will get to the travel shots over the next couple of days.<br /><br />I just wanted to show you what I do when I can't do anything else - when there's no computer, no wifi for the phone, no web at all... anywhere, and when the kids have gone to bed - I crochet.<br /><br />I throw a few balls of yarn in a ziplock baggie and make stuff - I'm drawn to pretty household accessories. Last year's vacation was all baby booties as we were expecting a new family member, my niece, but this year I took a liking to a pretty doily pattern and set about making up a bunch of those. (The pattern is from the 'Crochet Living' Book by Nicki Trench)<br /><br />Nope, I have no idea what I'm going to use them for, nope they do not even slightly match my home decor (such as it is, but that's another story) and no,&nbsp; we're not really the sort of folks who use doilies as doilies, but I just really, really needed to make something pretty that didn't involve a deadline.... I'm nearly there... :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AVRZpvBsZDU/VbjtRILyf9I/AAAAAAAAMGU/EYjq7sIeFo4/s1600/crochet-travel-pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AVRZpvBsZDU/VbjtRILyf9I/AAAAAAAAMGU/EYjq7sIeFo4/s640/crochet-travel-pack.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: center;">Store News</h4>I'm all caught up with orders and I am tackling the email mountain - I've only another 3000 odd emails to look through, so please bear with me if you are expecting a reply to any emails you've sent me. The next thing on my list after that is to start the new look PJ party and then get the nextrelease items whipped into shape - and ohhh - you should see some of the guest designer samples that I looked at this morning...ah but you will...all in good time... chat soon.Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-52120379249196006822015-07-10T00:13:00.000+01:002015-07-10T00:14:06.836+01:00... taking a break<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/blogs/news/35228996-uk-shipper-on-vacation" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/blogs/news/35228996-uk-shipper-on-vacation" border="0" height="156" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pPGienbRb9Q/VZ7-ISrSJ5I/AAAAAAAAMGA/qaL7-qyVuP8/s400/vacation-slide.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Folks I am taking a break, the wee folks are off for summer, Mr B is off and I'm going to indulge in a little family time. I'm going to unplug from the web for two weeks and so the store will be on 'partial vacation' for two weeks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I say partial, because our USA shipper will be shipping away as usual (sorry Lynn!).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Orders to UK, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Canada and South America placed before midday tomorrow (10th) will ship - orders placed after that time will ship in the week beginning 27th July.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will catch up with emails during the week of the 27th also, I should have all my email correspondence up to date by tomorrow, but just in case I have missed you, do please email again to <a href="mailto:info@waltzingmousestamps.com">info@waltzingmousestamps.com</a> - put 'PRIORITY' in your subject line and I will come to you first when I return.</div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-91625180126718274042015-07-07T01:30:00.000+01:002015-07-07T01:30:08.853+01:00... recapturing my...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-41VkewO5XUU/VZsZqcVjucI/AAAAAAAAMFs/6ME44dbT5S0/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-07-07%2Bat%2B01.12.55.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-41VkewO5XUU/VZsZqcVjucI/AAAAAAAAMFs/6ME44dbT5S0/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-07-07%2Bat%2B01.12.55.png" width="318" /></a></div><br />I was going to say...youth, because planners take me right back to that happy period in my life, my teen years, when I had very little to organise and all day to organise it. Now that I've got a billion things to manage, Ms Organisation and I have become mere aquaintances - we nod at each other when we pass in the hall, but I don't see her socially any more...<br /><br />Hopefully that's all about to change as I have been bitten but the planner bug. I swore off this for ages, not because I didn't want to do it, but because, frankly I didn't know where to start.<br /><br />It seemed like late last year there was some kind of explosion in a planner factory and these things started landing all around me, I dodged them to begin with - so many brands, Filofax, Erin Condren, Happy, Kikki.K, Kate Spade, I had no idea where to look first and then a pal suggested Paperchase, I bought one from there and I love it, but I don't have it all gussied up yet.... I'm even writing it in pencil 'til I find a cute pen or two... you will see it at a later date.<br /><br />I love planners, I always have, I still have my first filofax, it was a small compact size and I loved it, I used it through my A level exams and I did ok ;) Maybe this will work for me again.. we will see.<br /><br />Anyhow, excitedly, I was handed this today - I know all you planner peeps will know what it is and I am a little excited to see how it will compare to the traditional UK Filofax/Paperchase kind of layout. I have admired these from afar, and I don't think they are too common this side of the pond, so I'm keen to try this system out also. What can I say, one for work and one for home? Will that wash with you or am I just being greedy? :)<br /><br /><br /><br />Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-69369541061556506132015-07-04T13:12:00.002+01:002015-07-05T13:06:15.919+01:00... Land of the Free<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dh7nrRBr5uw/VZfL4Pma7UI/AAAAAAAAMFI/dONSHf0NS2M/s1600/IMG_9679.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dh7nrRBr5uw/VZfL4Pma7UI/AAAAAAAAMFI/dONSHf0NS2M/s640/IMG_9679.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 4th July to all my USA buddies. I have a very restrained 4th July card for you, which is probably not at all in keeping with the overall festivities, but since this card started out as an experiment, and since I am feeling a bit below par, I'm just glad to get it finished.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all have a wonderful 4th - whether you are celebrating or not.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used the <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/brogue-die-set" target="_blank">Brogue dies</a> to make this, I like how the front panel turned out - I also embossed a little with my scorpal, abut I think I should have used a darker blue ink for the <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/usa-1776" target="_blank">USA1776</a> sentiment.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ah well...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/stitched-rectangles-die-set" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/stitched-rectangles-die-set" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dY6NAhJCkVc/VXTjieYxP5I/AAAAAAAAL14/ns-OvK2DnCQ/s200/stitched-rectangles-dies-store.jpg" width="173" /></a><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/usa-1776" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/usa-1776" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rDOuv90ZlGI/VZfNMMPxipI/AAAAAAAAMFY/Q-QyvyR1FgI/s200/USA-1776-STORE.jpg" width="125" /></a><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/brogue-die-set" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n_tcJeNu0CA/VZfNBlgb8ZI/AAAAAAAAMFQ/n2VXlRy5CMA/s200/brogue-dies-store.jpg" width="173" /></div><br />Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-45606518711966219602015-07-03T22:50:00.001+01:002015-07-03T22:50:28.829+01:00... Comment winner from PJ Party suggestions<br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We asked you for suggestions and you guys didn't let us down - we are working our way through the ideas and will reveal our new improved challenge plan in a day or two. In the meantime, I have a winner - our random comment winner is:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><b>Christine</b>, who said:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I love the challenges and look forward to them every month but rarely actually get to play. I often have trouble linking within the 24 hour period, even when I've got the cards made in advance, which makes it all the more frustrating for me. So a longer linking period would be appreciated.&nbsp;</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I sometimes find the 3rd challenge confusing. Is it just any older stamp set? Does it need to match the theme?</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_28MC" style="margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Congratulations Christine! Pop me an email on claire@waltzingmousestamps.com and I will get your £20GBP store voucher organised for you!</span></div></div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-49396046557654611192015-07-03T08:00:00.000+01:002015-07-03T08:00:06.071+01:00...sweet wishes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUmY64mKy2Y/VZQVVQYAsDI/AAAAAAAAMEk/aP1Pve9YJvo/s1600/sweet-tags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUmY64mKy2Y/VZQVVQYAsDI/AAAAAAAAMEk/aP1Pve9YJvo/s640/sweet-tags.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />A couple of little gift tags this evening - I love the sugar bowl from <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/coffee-set" target="_blank">Coffee set</a> stamp set - used the <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/stitched-tags-die-set" target="_blank">stitched tags dies</a>. These were SU inks - like these - I should develop this little colour scheme further. Gotta run, masses to do!Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-75870668748712475022015-07-01T19:41:00.002+01:002015-07-03T22:45:33.009+01:00...we want your suggestions!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f6wBDyAPeOI/VZQykZYsS8I/AAAAAAAAME0/V-csLW7M4iE/s1600/PAJAMA-PARTY-LOGO-poll.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f6wBDyAPeOI/VZQykZYsS8I/AAAAAAAAME0/V-csLW7M4iE/s320/PAJAMA-PARTY-LOGO-poll.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">ED - Folks thank you! Your input is invaluable - I got the message loud and clear - we need to give you guys more time to link up! I'm all over it - I'm scrutinising all the comments to try to include the most popular ideas! Thank you! I will post the new plans in a day or so, I'm huddled up in bed with what is hopefully the last virus of the season, seriously folks, next year I will have three school germ pools to deal with...that's gonna be fun.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Tonight though, I have a winner - our random comment winner is:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b>Christine</b>, who said:</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I love the challenges and look forward to them every month but rarely actually get to play. I often have trouble linking within the 24 hour period, even when I've got the cards made in advance, which makes it all the more frustrating for me. So a longer linking period would be appreciated.&nbsp;</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I sometimes find the 3rd challenge confusing. Is it just any older stamp set? Does it need to match the theme?</i></span><br /><br /><div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_28MC" style="margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_28MC" style="margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Congratulations Christine! Pop me an email on claire@waltzingmousestamps.com and I will get your £20GBP store voucher organised for you!</span></div><div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_28MC" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, 'Verdana Ref', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">If you've just arrived at this post and &nbsp;care to add your comments I will still read and reply to them, but please note the draw is now ended.</span></div><br /><br />Evening! I should be posting the invite to the next PJ party this evening, but before I start the next PJ event - I want to chat to you about it.<br /><br />Currently, we announce the 4 challenges and then two weeks later we put up the party post and invite link ups - we have a 24 hour window for linking up.<br /><br />There are a couple of folks who play along, and we are delighted to have them, but it's no secret that we are a small group. I want to know if we could make it any easier for you to play. I'm looking for format suggestions, or comments on the current set-up.<br /><br />Should we change it completely? Should we have one challenge per week with a week long link up? Should we have one a month? Are 4 challenges too much? I'd really appreciate your feedback - hopefully it will help me to organise something that is easy and fun for folks to take part in. We have carte blanche people - I am open to all suggestions, but I will most likely take up the more popular ideas!<br /><br />Please leave your comments on this post and I will pick a random comment to win a £20GBP gift code for the store. I will pick a winner on Friday evening - about 10pm my time. Thanks in advance for your comments.Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-79002264327226183312015-06-29T23:56:00.001+01:002015-06-29T23:56:29.811+01:00... been on the farm...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vnzibh7KVOQ/VZHKNKky06I/AAAAAAAAMEU/e-D-Ol96vKw/s1600/shaun-cake-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vnzibh7KVOQ/VZHKNKky06I/AAAAAAAAMEU/e-D-Ol96vKw/s640/shaun-cake-.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Good evening! We are winding down to the end of term here at home - the wee folks are moments away from the summer school break and I can't wait - I get to ditch the alarm clock for two months...bliss.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This year I promised little dude that he could have a party for some of his school buddies - his birthday occurs during a significant holiday and so he has never really had a party that he could invite school chums to. Been feeling a little bad about this as he has attended loads of parties over the years... sooooo, we had 'half year' birthday party for him and a few of his buddies over the weekend at a local farm - my dude is nuts about sheep... he got to feed the lambs - never seen a kid so happy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made the carrot topped muffins and the sheep crispie buns, but I had to get the big guns in for the cake - in the shape of my pal 'S' who has a cake making business - isn't that cake just the best ever! - check out the cracked eggs - Shaun is baking a cake...on top of a cake...giggle, this just tickles me all over.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhow, this is why I have no crafty stuff to show you - normal papery stuff will resume tomorrow.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fbxZs8VrkLA/VZHKKuh9tPI/AAAAAAAAMEM/IiXIdxjleLE/s1600/carrot-muffins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fbxZs8VrkLA/VZHKKuh9tPI/AAAAAAAAMEM/IiXIdxjleLE/s320/carrot-muffins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fi1DziwljRI/VZHKKTpM4BI/AAAAAAAAMEA/Xd9kXN-zN2w/s1600/sheep-buns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fi1DziwljRI/VZHKKTpM4BI/AAAAAAAAMEA/Xd9kXN-zN2w/s320/sheep-buns.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-46801359771095813982015-06-24T23:27:00.000+01:002015-06-24T23:27:18.328+01:00...rainbow hello!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HRFlhlg-pUs/VYsqEXFb-aI/AAAAAAAAMBc/oo2z-dniY2g/s1600/IMG_9640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HRFlhlg-pUs/VYsqEXFb-aI/AAAAAAAAMBc/oo2z-dniY2g/s640/IMG_9640.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Evening all. It was a glorious evening here tonight, I hear we are due for rain tomorrow, but it was beautiful here this eve - didn't see a lot of it tho - busy, busy. Just time to pop up a card for you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't think I have even shown you the Brogue dies yet so I'll begin with this card. Super simple.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pbG9ydyjcjM/VYsqDS8VhzI/AAAAAAAAMBI/zM2Eq64rWZk/s1600/IMG_9612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pbG9ydyjcjM/VYsqDS8VhzI/AAAAAAAAMBI/zM2Eq64rWZk/s400/IMG_9612.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is one of the dies in the new <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/brogue-die-set" target="_blank"><b>Brogues dies set</b></a> that we just released. The brogue dies were meant to compliment the masculine sets at WMS, such as <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/my-kind-of-guy" target="_blank">My Kind of Guy</a>, but they are hugely versatile, I can see lots of projects benefiting from a brogue border.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For this evening's card, I used the plain border - it produces a brogue pattern on one side of the cut and a handy pinked edge on the other side. I made my card with a bunch of these borders. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/brogue-die-set" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/brogue-die-set" border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c6LnVBASYfY/VYsqz1EZwsI/AAAAAAAAMBw/4Gbf3v3VVJU/s320/brogue-dies-store.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just cut five borders with the die and taped a piece of contrasting card along the back side of each cut. I arranged them in a pleasing layout and trimmed them to suit my card front size. I used a little foam tape on some of them to give abit of rise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-an0MrP9CSoQ/VYsrqijQW5I/AAAAAAAAMCU/-aOf4puErUQ/s1600/IMG_9640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-an0MrP9CSoQ/VYsrqijQW5I/AAAAAAAAMCU/-aOf4puErUQ/s320/IMG_9640.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I die cut a hello sentiment (<a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/mini-hello-die-set" target="_blank">using this die</a>) in white and then again in each of the 5 contrasting colours. I separated a letter from each colour and stuck those to the reverse of my white 'hello' - love how these cast a little rainbow shadow to match my colour pops. Quite like this wee card!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/mini-hello-die-set" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/mini-hello-die-set" border="0" height="223" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q70aDh9zp7k/VYstcUUD6rI/AAAAAAAAMCs/_OFR-_8HDlI/s320/Mini-Hello-STORE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These brogue dies have lots and lots of little circles to cut and I like to use a stiff brush to help me just pop those all out. I get rid of most of them this way and only have to poke one or two stubborn circles out if I'm using thick card. Paper just seems to come away perfectly every time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1UiuU7eb0F4/VYsrcgb-4sI/AAAAAAAAMCA/BIZES341KIM/s1600/IMG_9613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1UiuU7eb0F4/VYsrcgb-4sI/AAAAAAAAMCA/BIZES341KIM/s320/IMG_9613.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, can you see something interesting here?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hvQzVh7XyQA/VYssh76a8VI/AAAAAAAAMCg/TcnNvDrLOdg/s1600/IMG_9615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hvQzVh7XyQA/VYssh76a8VI/AAAAAAAAMCg/TcnNvDrLOdg/s320/IMG_9615.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What if I showed it to you in...gold?</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the little negative shapes produced by the brogue dies - these make great confetti for shaker cards - I'm gathering a little bottle-full of gold ones!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope it tickles!</div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yFERFPZ1HQg/VYsshu_M3gI/AAAAAAAAMCc/bF0NAs1Asw8/s1600/IMG_9617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yFERFPZ1HQg/VYsshu_M3gI/AAAAAAAAMCc/bF0NAs1Asw8/s320/IMG_9617.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-8012069757136147932015-06-20T23:01:00.002+01:002015-06-20T23:12:11.476+01:00...a little hobby of mine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't really have much time for 'actual' real life hobbies, but one thing I have done ever since my very fist internet connection (over 15 years ago) is to surf property websites.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm quite specific, I only ever surf Irish property websites like <a href="http://daft.ie/">Daft.ie</a> or <a href="http://propertynews.com/">Propertynews.com</a> . It's a little interest of mine that is easy to fit in to the odd 5-10 minutes when I'm waiting in the card at the school or at an appointment. I love houses. I have always loved wee houses ever since I can remember my mother and I drawing them - we always drew houses with gables and dormer windows when I was small.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I sometimes daydream about having a little cottage by the sea somewhere, it's just a little escapism, but a few years back I had been surfing quite regularly and I could have estimated the price of most properties fairly accurately. - I've lost my edge a little recently, been a tad busy, but I just wanted to share a few of the little gems I found while trawling some sites recently.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now and again you find the most delicious little out of the way properties - I am hoping that since these are all for sale that the good folks who are selling them won't mind me showing you - I mean, these are all on the relevant internet property sites, I know it's a little voyeuristic, but I'm thinking it's ok... it's not like we are sneaking inside... lol</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.daft.ie/sales/trebeg-propogue-tallow-waterford/1073881/" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.daft.ie/sales/trebeg-propogue-tallow-waterford/1073881/" border="0" height="319" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uqE4FgaLz3E/VYXeIqEImYI/AAAAAAAAMAg/LDWHDeMyZTQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-06-20%2Bat%2B22.41.14.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't this absolutely charming?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.daft.ie/sales/derryinver-letterfrack-galway/1066233/" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.daft.ie/sales/derryinver-letterfrack-galway/1066233/" border="0" height="219" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n7tPHw0KS5I/VYXhIYdHZjI/AAAAAAAAMAs/rS39LZlBgPo/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-06-20%2Bat%2B22.54.25.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Such a view - who would not love this?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.daft.ie/sales/farragh-house-mullingar-westmeath/1067088/" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.daft.ie/sales/farragh-house-mullingar-westmeath/1067088/" border="0" height="205" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8g5hnc-m7qc/VYXhmHl_cJI/AAAAAAAAMA0/i5_dvmzi4Yw/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-06-20%2Bat%2B22.56.21.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now and again you find a stunning period property.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love looking at all sorts of houses, sometimes the smallest and most basic are the most charming. I've always been interested in houses and not just for interiors, it's more about location for me. At the moment I live somewhere that's best described as 'handy' but wouldn't it be lovely to live somewhere pretty? Do you live in a pretty area? - I'd love to hear about it!</div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-7150189741924936322015-06-18T12:42:00.002+01:002015-06-18T12:42:22.635+01:00...Best Day...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tSBqET6jROs/VYKs4cUkNRI/AAAAAAAAMAM/Wos3GBLrzwA/s1600/IMG_9609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tSBqET6jROs/VYKs4cUkNRI/AAAAAAAAMAM/Wos3GBLrzwA/s640/IMG_9609.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Ridiculously simple card today - I'm up to my 'oxters' in shipping our <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/summer-promotion" target="_blank">Summer promo</a>... I used my <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/best-day" target="_blank"><b>Best Day</b></a> stamp and inked it up with various Versacolour shades of red and orange, I love Versacolour ink - it blends beautifully on the stamp. I stamped on a panel that I have cut with <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/scalloped-stitched-rectangles-die-set" target="_blank">Scalloped Stitched Rectangles</a> and sponged with distress Marmalade ink... added a few sequins from the Old Gold shaker mix - then ran back to the stock room.... catch you later!<br /><br />Here's what I used:<br /><br /><!-- inlinkz code start --> <br /><div class="ProjectManagerContainer" id="144360"><div class="_InLinkzPMDiv"><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div style="display: table-cell; float: left; height: 189px; text-align: center;"><div style="display: table-cell; height: 104px; vertical-align: middle; width: 107px;"><a href="http://lm.inlinkz.com/go.php?i=811198&amp;c=144360" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Old Gold Shaker Mix"><img border="0" class="_inlinkzI" src="http://lm.inlinkz.com/thumbs/20150618/961/100/1434627658.81.jpg" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.1; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 107px;"><a href="http://lm.inlinkz.com/go.php?i=811198&amp;c=144360" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Old Gold Shaker Mix">Old Gold Shaker Mix</a></div></div></td><td><div style="display: table-cell; float: left; height: 189px; text-align: center;"><div style="display: table-cell; height: 104px; vertical-align: middle; width: 107px;"><a href="http://lm.inlinkz.com/go.php?i=811197&amp;c=144360" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Scalloped stitched Rectangles - Die set"><img border="0" class="_inlinkzI" src="http://lm.inlinkz.com/thumbs/20150618/961/100/1434627646.62.jpg" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.1; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 107px;"><a href="http://lm.inlinkz.com/go.php?i=811197&amp;c=144360" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Scalloped stitched Rectangles - Die set">Scalloped stitched Rectangles - Die set</a></div></div></td><td><div style="display: table-cell; float: left; height: 189px; text-align: center;"><div style="display: table-cell; height: 104px; vertical-align: middle; width: 107px;"><a href="http://lm.inlinkz.com/go.php?i=811196&amp;c=144360" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Best Day"><img border="0" class="_inlinkzI" src="http://lm.inlinkz.com/thumbs/20150618/961/100/1434627634.88.jpg" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.1; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 107px;"><a href="http://lm.inlinkz.com/go.php?i=811196&amp;c=144360" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Best Day">Best Day</a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><a class="_LMLogo" href="http://new.inlinkz.com/pm.php?utm_source=prdlist&amp;utm_medium=widget_o&amp;utm_campaign=powered" rel="nofollow" style="color: #bbbbbb; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">InLinkz.com</a></div></div><script src="http://static.inlinkz.com/ppr.js" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- inlinkz code end -->Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-50042793586379219132015-06-16T14:10:00.001+01:002015-06-16T14:10:37.658+01:00...Making way for Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/summer-promotion" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/summer-promotion" border="0" height="218" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1RAHmswL_mA/VYAfkvnNPOI/AAAAAAAAL_4/hOKfKF64-Jo/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-06-16%2Bat%2B14.06.50.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show">Six years ago, when WMS began, I thought that I would always try to keep everything in stock. Six years later and I'm learning that there is only so much stock that my small property can hold. I have reached critical mass this past year and every time I stock up for a new release I lose vital areas of living space. I simply don't have the space required and I am going to have to finally let go of some of my much loved sets.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show">The only sets I plan restocking are the 'A good Egg' 'Candy Wagon'and 'My Island' sets, but those are not scheduled for replenishment this year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show">Quantities are limited - and once they are gone, they are gone (aside from the Eggs, Wagon and Island sets mentioned and the Ocean bound dies) Please be sure to select your basket ALL from the same shipping location - orders with split baskets may be delayed or lose out on items.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show">We ship from USA to USA only. We ship from UK to everywhere including USA.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show">Items are individually discounted some from 50% off to 75% off. Stock levels are normally accurate, however if we find that an item is oversold, we will refund the sale item&nbsp; immediately. All sales form this promotion are final. Sale will run until 30th June or stocks run out, whichever comes first. Some items are low inventory already though, so early visitors will have best pickings!</span></div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-23875947843172055392015-06-16T00:16:00.001+01:002015-06-16T00:16:50.814+01:00...PJ party winner!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iGAo4eMkj4Q/VX9ceA8t_bI/AAAAAAAAL_k/dxH2-pD2_is/s1600/PAJAMA-PARTY-winner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iGAo4eMkj4Q/VX9ceA8t_bI/AAAAAAAAL_k/dxH2-pD2_is/s200/PAJAMA-PARTY-winner.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Folks - thank you all for taking part! I have really enjoyed this one - I didn't get my cards finished (sick kiddo) so I'll post them over the next couple of days - I was able to hover about on the web tho and managed to comment on everyone's cards - so it was actually quite nice to be able to do that!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We love this bunch of challenges to be completely open to everyone and to be a stress free comp where everyone has the same chance to win and so we draw a random winner each time - the Random Org thingy threw me up the 4th Challenge and the 4th entry from that challenge, which was:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Susan P with this card:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bgcoFBhdeW8/VX9Z1hS05AI/AAAAAAAAL_Y/_aAOKU6jS2o/s1600/IMG_1810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bgcoFBhdeW8/VX9Z1hS05AI/AAAAAAAAL_Y/_aAOKU6jS2o/s320/IMG_1810.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations Susan!! You win and not only do you win, but your prize is doubled because you used WMS on it - I have a great big <i><b>£60GBP gift code</b></i> for you - so pop me your email....I'll be waiting! lol!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-66587257518031056712015-06-15T17:57:00.000+01:002015-06-25T22:06:07.644+01:00... Challenge 3 - Old Pajamas - June PJ party.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xMGDOylA99M/VX8AVSPIkBI/AAAAAAAAL-w/bGy9UE4xSp0/s1600/IMG_9593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xMGDOylA99M/VX8AVSPIkBI/AAAAAAAAL-w/bGy9UE4xSp0/s640/IMG_9593.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My entry for Challenge No. 3 - Old Pajamas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are looking for the June PJ party -<a href="http://waltzingmouse.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/welcome-to-june-pj-party.html" target="_blank"><b> it is here</b></a> (or scroll down to the post before this one!)<br />There's still a few hours left! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A quick bit of info - I used <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/usa-1776" target="_blank"><b>USA 1776</b></a> and...surprise, surprise.. the coffee baggie die to make some cute little table favors for your 4th July party - What's that? You're not having a 4th July party? Me either, but you could adapt this idea for anything,baby showers, weddings, birthdays....any excuse for a party will do...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">OK - I removed the window part of the die - see how I'm real careful and use a bit of sticky tape to gather up all those wee pieces of metal that get snipped off. They can be binned safely this way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZM5GU8obqPk/VX8Awh0l62I/AAAAAAAAL_M/EQeqeA0fMFw/s1600/IMG_9577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZM5GU8obqPk/VX8Awh0l62I/AAAAAAAAL_M/EQeqeA0fMFw/s320/IMG_9577.jpg" width="240" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still wanted a window - I just want it to be a star shape, so I used a star die (<a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/boo-and-friends-boo-die-set" target="_blank">from Boo die set</a>). You can see how I tape it in place for the journey through the die cut machine - that's a cuttlebug plate so you can see what size this die is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H_Qn1nnsBV0/VX8AUqoPeQI/AAAAAAAAL_A/eVpnZKDSK7o/s1600/IMG_9578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H_Qn1nnsBV0/VX8AUqoPeQI/AAAAAAAAL_A/eVpnZKDSK7o/s320/IMG_9578.jpg" width="240" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I popped some popping candy in my bags. I used food grade plastic in the windows, and I'm ok with popping candy touching the cardstock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EOvI3KnBMjw/VX8AVGchDAI/AAAAAAAAL_E/xY3NWI1uUDg/s1600/IMG_9581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EOvI3KnBMjw/VX8AVGchDAI/AAAAAAAAL_E/xY3NWI1uUDg/s320/IMG_9581.jpg" width="240" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a wee frame to the window on front of my baggie with the slightly larger star die (<a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/boo-and-friends-witch-die-set" target="_blank">Boo&amp; friends witch die set</a>). Then I made a little topper for the bag - it's just a circle with some fireworks and a sentiment stamped, and the bottom chopped off - I like that the flat base echoes the top of the baggie. The fireworks and sentiment are from <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/usa-1776" target="_blank"><b>USA 1776</b></a> - my throwback set for this challenge! I totally cased Jeanne's glitzy fireworks by adding a gem to each boom! Hope it tickles - gotta run try to squeeze in some more challenges!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8HCOW7YvWno/VX8AUxARF3I/AAAAAAAAL-0/vBxG2tAIGGE/s1600/IMG_9589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8HCOW7YvWno/VX8AUxARF3I/AAAAAAAAL-0/vBxG2tAIGGE/s320/IMG_9589.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-81940433139706686552015-06-14T23:45:00.000+01:002015-06-14T23:54:24.607+01:00...Welcome to the June PJ Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BxtEvzHHkek/VX3b89RiKJI/AAAAAAAAL8Q/aQ9_n_sxiMo/s1600/PAJAMA-PARTY-LOGO-June15.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BxtEvzHHkek/VX3b89RiKJI/AAAAAAAAL8Q/aQ9_n_sxiMo/s200/PAJAMA-PARTY-LOGO-June15.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our PJ party folks - I'm so glad you could make it!<br />We have 4 challenges for you tonight - The links are now open - you have 24 hours to link up! <br />&nbsp;Here's a run down of what's happening:<br /><br /><i><b>PJ Party Schedule</b></i><br />•The <b>PJ party post</b> and all challenge links are now live.<br />• Links will close at 11:45pm tomorrow, the 15th<br />•The <b>PJ party winner</b> will be announced just after 11.45pm tomorrow on the 15th of the month (all times are UK time).<br /><br /><b><i>Rules - a little housekeeping!</i></b><br />• You don't have to use Waltzingmouse Stamps to play along, but it will tickle us pink if you do! <br />• You can enter each challenge as many times as you like, using separate cards and separate links, <b>but</b> you cannot enter any one card in more than one challenge!<br />• Links should take folks directly to the blog post/spot where we can see/comment&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">on your challenge entry. <br />• Please mention our PJ party and challenge on your blog or gallery post (- you are welcome to grab the PJ logo or sketch graphic and add those to your blog if you like)<br />&nbsp;• You do not need to enter every challenge, but the more entries you have the better change of winning the prize!<br /><br /><b>Prizes</b><br />We will have one overall winner chosen at random from all challenge entries. The prize winner will receive £30GBP store credit for Waltzingmouse Stamps.<br /><br />Now please note - this is important - <i><b>if the winning entry uses Waltzingmouse brand stamps or dies the prize will be doubled and the winner will get £60GBP (approx $98USD)</b></i>! <br /><br />Please note that projects using only <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/freebies" target="_blank">free WMS products</a> will <i><b>not</b></i> be eligible for the double prize - though you could still qualify for the £30GBP!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">OK - Here we go<b>:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Challenge 1</b> - <i><b>Can it/Pickle it</b></i></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-urETSqTFuy4/VX4FV3cJOoI/AAAAAAAAL-U/l70y0jrUjts/s1600/IMG_9573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-urETSqTFuy4/VX4FV3cJOoI/AAAAAAAAL-U/l70y0jrUjts/s400/IMG_9573.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></i></span></div>from Claire<br />using <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/we-go-together" target="_blank">We Go Together</a>, <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/candy-jar" target="_blank">Candy Jar</a> and <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/jar-fillers-jam-packed" target="_blank">Jar fillers jam packed</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P9N8h5xxhjM/VX3foyon8-I/AAAAAAAAL8s/GbRC_WjfB7w/s1600/17672_1753221161570904_3186314790939381907_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P9N8h5xxhjM/VX3foyon8-I/AAAAAAAAL8s/GbRC_WjfB7w/s320/17672_1753221161570904_3186314790939381907_n.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-juSPsJb6BwA/VX3fn2GqU5I/AAAAAAAAL9A/SLPAUPK-FpM/s1600/10390982_1753221138237573_775929723651598081_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-juSPsJb6BwA/VX3fn2GqU5I/AAAAAAAAL9A/SLPAUPK-FpM/s320/10390982_1753221138237573_775929723651598081_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></i></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b></b></i> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">from Jeanne</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_aIJgsgv2Q4/VX3fol7S0GI/AAAAAAAAL8w/r9ZrGSwa3xM/s1600/1623730_436448116527777_6157336989969560456_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_aIJgsgv2Q4/VX3fol7S0GI/AAAAAAAAL8w/r9ZrGSwa3xM/s320/1623730_436448116527777_6157336989969560456_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cQcXOlyr79U/VX3fnwzHYSI/AAAAAAAAL80/hGq_0etCbuw/s1600/11000826_436448183194437_8952439667572838563_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cQcXOlyr79U/VX3fnwzHYSI/AAAAAAAAL80/hGq_0etCbuw/s320/11000826_436448183194437_8952439667572838563_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">from Anya - Anya discovered that <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">the inner circle from the Pretty Circles Die Set makes a perfect jar label. Put it on the lid, no adhesive, and screwed it right on under the band, easy peasy! Good find Anya</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9FRZZbLpVmk/VX3foOKSLnI/AAAAAAAAL8o/PrXTquXbRWc/s1600/11401194_876337035760791_2122847101131978841_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9FRZZbLpVmk/VX3foOKSLnI/AAAAAAAAL8o/PrXTquXbRWc/s320/11401194_876337035760791_2122847101131978841_n.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;from Julia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make a project involving canning jars/jam jars - there are a number of WMS sets that involve jars - and don't forget you don't have to use WMS jars! Any sort of Jar - Kilner, Jam jar, sweetie Jar...see what you have. If you don't have any jar stamps, why not dress up, alter and re-purpose a real jar.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>link your challenge entry here:</b></div><!-- start InLinkz script --> <br /><div class="InLinkzContainer" id="535946"><a href="http://new.inlinkz.com/view.php?id=535946" rel="nofollow" title="click to view in an external page.">An InLinkz Link-up</a></div><script src="//static.inlinkz.com/cs2.js?v=116" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- end InLinkz script --><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Challenge 2</b> - <i><b>mmm....Coffee colour challenge</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eTfJrM5UK0M/VX3gOIJY9BI/AAAAAAAAL9E/ramGGnOY5_A/s1600/10690006_876338145760680_8845719005954402900_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eTfJrM5UK0M/VX3gOIJY9BI/AAAAAAAAL9E/ramGGnOY5_A/s320/10690006_876338145760680_8845719005954402900_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">from Julia</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YCmaW3sCLiY/VX3gZfijUPI/AAAAAAAAL9M/RIXYWEzMm1M/s1600/CoffeeHues.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YCmaW3sCLiY/VX3gZfijUPI/AAAAAAAAL9M/RIXYWEzMm1M/s1600/CoffeeHues.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's use this <a href="http://design-seeds.com/home/entry/coffee-hues1" target="_blank">coffee palette from Design Seeds</a> as our inspiration. Take coffee shades as your base and add a pop of Cranberry? Pomegranate? I'm ok with whatever your favourite red is.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>link your challenge entry here:</b></div><!-- start InLinkz script --> <br /><div class="InLinkzContainer" id="535947"><a href="http://new.inlinkz.com/view.php?id=535947" rel="nofollow" title="click to view in an external page.">An InLinkz Link-up</a><br /><br /></div><script src="//static.inlinkz.com/cs2.js?v=116" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- end InLinkz script --><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Challenge 3 - <i>Old Pajamas</i></b></span>&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o3NhS-TQ7_o/VX3gnqNhlyI/AAAAAAAAL9o/5siy9MXDLH0/s1600/10153239_876338435760651_926364467385545411_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o3NhS-TQ7_o/VX3gnqNhlyI/AAAAAAAAL9o/5siy9MXDLH0/s320/10153239_876338435760651_926364467385545411_n.jpg" width="259" /></a></div>&nbsp;from Julia<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N_MEgU9tkps/VX3gn_tYk-I/AAAAAAAAL9g/dAZ2zcqEhO0/s1600/11066624_10203826119084424_6394830566491709861_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N_MEgU9tkps/VX3gn_tYk-I/AAAAAAAAL9g/dAZ2zcqEhO0/s320/11066624_10203826119084424_6394830566491709861_n.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>from Tosha<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8I1r31l6pLY/VX3gn2d7UuI/AAAAAAAAL9k/GhxLMNqImHY/s1600/11427374_1753220854904268_4510705088238205981_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8I1r31l6pLY/VX3gn2d7UuI/AAAAAAAAL9k/GhxLMNqImHY/s320/11427374_1753220854904268_4510705088238205981_o.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vWbPjObYRMs/VX3goZv0QqI/AAAAAAAAL9w/_Tw7JBlp_Pw/s1600/11429771_1753220898237597_2758026394655253207_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vWbPjObYRMs/VX3goZv0QqI/AAAAAAAAL9w/_Tw7JBlp_Pw/s320/11429771_1753220898237597_2758026394655253207_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp; from Jeanne</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Use one of your older Waltzingouse Stamps sets to create a project for this challenge! We'll be digging out our <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/usa-1776" target="_blank"><b>USA 1776</b></a>,&nbsp; stamp sets for this one, here are some of our previous USA 1776 projects for inspiration.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>link your challenge entry here:</b><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --> <br /><div class="InLinkzContainer" id="535949"><a href="http://new.inlinkz.com/view.php?id=535949" rel="nofollow" title="click to view in an external page.">An InLinkz Link-up</a><br /><br /></div><script src="//static.inlinkz.com/cs2.js?v=116" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- end InLinkz script --></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Challenge 4 - <i>Bedtime Story sketch</i></b>&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KadLeYq7Uus/VX3hKc4ZPVI/AAAAAAAAL90/2vmzIX6v6bM/s1600/17181_1753221408237546_924181896103545292_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KadLeYq7Uus/VX3hKc4ZPVI/AAAAAAAAL90/2vmzIX6v6bM/s320/17181_1753221408237546_924181896103545292_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Jeanne subbed in some fireworks for banners! I love how this worked!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_rIuJ9G2VVM/VX3hKQpB9MI/AAAAAAAAL98/PIVdmCM3928/s1600/10847908_10203830011741738_6955311800882677181_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_rIuJ9G2VVM/VX3hKQpB9MI/AAAAAAAAL98/PIVdmCM3928/s320/10847908_10203830011741738_6955311800882677181_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>&nbsp;from Tosha<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lu-kiA6KfcU/VX3hKV0sa9I/AAAAAAAAL94/Sh-62Cu48v0/s1600/11412176_876338589093969_3120372834608138818_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lu-kiA6KfcU/VX3hKV0sa9I/AAAAAAAAL94/Sh-62Cu48v0/s320/11412176_876338589093969_3120372834608138818_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;from Julia</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ngxK0R3NoqE/VW4yd-G02VI/AAAAAAAALpE/JAg8dRbb73k/s1600/PAJAMA-PARTY-sketch-12.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ngxK0R3NoqE/VW4yd-G02VI/AAAAAAAALpE/JAg8dRbb73k/s320/PAJAMA-PARTY-sketch-12.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here it is - Make a banner of some sort -you can pop it on a card, or hang it across your mantlepiece! Any size you fancy! Go ahead and create now so that your project will be ready to link up on the night of the party!&nbsp; We don't mind if you play around a bit with this - so long as the spirit of the sketch shows through!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>link your challenge entry here:</b></div><!-- start InLinkz script --> <br /><div class="InLinkzContainer" id="535952"><a href="http://new.inlinkz.com/view.php?id=535952" rel="nofollow" title="click to view in an external page.">An InLinkz Link-up</a></div><script src="//static.inlinkz.com/cs2.js?v=116" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- end InLinkz script --><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div>&nbsp; <b><br /></b></div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-2004413192057315532015-06-14T01:22:00.001+01:002015-06-14T01:22:42.892+01:00...'Sprinkled with love' and colouring on solid stamps.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-46RqCvwgi1I/VXzEgS4LR8I/AAAAAAAAL7w/TdQfx6Kb130/s1600/IMG_9564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-46RqCvwgi1I/VXzEgS4LR8I/AAAAAAAAL7w/TdQfx6Kb130/s640/IMG_9564.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Good evening/early morning... technically it's still Saturday night at my house because I have not been to bed yet...so I'm slipping in a quick card this evening to show you the new <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/dinky-doughnuts" target="_blank"><b>Dinky Doughnuts</b></a> set that was released on Monday. I had not gotten around to posting any of the samples for this set yet - so it's high time, but with the PJ party tomorrow I've been a little busy...hence the late night squeeze...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you coming to the PJ party? Yep, of course you're invited! All the <a href="http://waltzingmouse.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/june-pj-party-youre-invited.html" target="_blank"><b>info you need is right here</b></a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">OK I adore doughnuts...who doesn't. I wanted a set that I could stamp in solid colours. Just because they are sold stamps does not mean you can't colour them in... I love to colour, but sometimes I like flat colour - I get the best of both worlds with this set.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/dinky-doughnuts" target="_blank"><b>Dinky Doughnuts</b></a> set has <b>t</b>hree different sizes of doughnut and a selection of sprinkles etc. See the examples in the graphic below.To create these doughnuts on my card I used the stamp in the top left hand corner - that's the doughnut base. I used the stamp in the top right (black image) that's the glossy icing and I used some of the sprinkles stamps.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The finished size of these large doughnuts is exactly 1.5 inches in diameter. These are going to be easy to use with a wide range of existing dies and punches. The medium sizes doughnuts turn out exactly 1 inch in diameter and the mini doughnuts are just a hair over 0.5 inches diameter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you click on this pic it will get bigger so you can see how the examples work. There's a couple of little 'face and cheeks stamps so you can go all kawaii with these (yep my younger kids are going through that kawaii stage....)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/dinky-doughnuts" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/dinky-doughnuts" border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--jGyBXkRe0g/VXzHcWjfszI/AAAAAAAAL78/s6PrLTOHyis/s320/dinky-doughnuts-store.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the pic below the doughnut on the right is just stamped. the doughnut on the left has had a tiny little bit of shading added with two coloring pencils - that's all. Just the tiniest amount of shading can turn a flat graphic stamp into a more dimensional image - this makes me happy - 'more bang for my buck' I think they call it... :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M55LUULkUkI/VXzDCFie-eI/AAAAAAAAL7g/OAfQgO4VOp4/s1600/IMG_9556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M55LUULkUkI/VXzDCFie-eI/AAAAAAAAL7g/OAfQgO4VOp4/s320/IMG_9556.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In every release I have there is always 'The Problem'.&nbsp; Sometimes it's a late stock delivery, sometimes it's a realisation that I didn't order enough of a particular items and sometimes, (ok, only once ever) it's the realisation that I didn't order a particular item at all.... How red faced was I, chasing up the die folks, only to realise that the order email, for the dies for this set were...ahem...still in my draft folder.... doh. Hoping to have the dies for next release, in the meanwhile it's Spellbinders to the rescue for the overall doughnut shape and the mini circle die from the Simple sprig die set is just the right size for the doughnut holes...phew...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MGEWhcOnDcE/VXzDCWiAjuI/AAAAAAAAL7k/kFiZCw_S4bA/s1600/IMG_9551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MGEWhcOnDcE/VXzDCWiAjuI/AAAAAAAAL7k/kFiZCw_S4bA/s320/IMG_9551.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope it tickles!</div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-15231416483285013002015-06-11T17:17:00.001+01:002015-06-14T01:22:58.331+01:00... Cozy Coffee baggie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CZ7-jKBjOu4/VXmt5nlcndI/AAAAAAAAL6s/---Jstj4H20/s1600/IMG_9542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CZ7-jKBjOu4/VXmt5nlcndI/AAAAAAAAL6s/---Jstj4H20/s640/IMG_9542.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas is never too far from my thoughts and I had been itching to use that little mug from the Coffee set. In my head it contains hot chocolate, so naturally the thing to give with this card was mini marshmallows! Naturally! My coffee bag du jour contains mini mallows! Perfect amount to sprinkle on top of a mug of the hot stuff.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the new coffee baggie die and since I can't seem to stop making these, I'm looking at ways to add them to cards. Serendipitously, one of the new stitched rectangle dies is just the perfect size to create an aperture which fits the baggie perfectly. I used it to create a little hollow in the front of a raised panel into which I popped a baggie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SnTT25EgpoU/VXmx-XQCe9I/AAAAAAAAL64/iIap0v6ReTM/s1600/IMG_9546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SnTT25EgpoU/VXmx-XQCe9I/AAAAAAAAL64/iIap0v6ReTM/s640/IMG_9546.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see in the pic below that&nbsp; the front panel is around 3/8 of an inch raised off the cardfront. I made a sort of box behind the panel to keep it all tidy. If you would be interested in seeing the workings, leave a comment here, if enough folks are interested I'll do a tut.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The baggie is secured to the card by means of two holes punched all the way through from the front of the baggie to the actual card front - I threaded some twine through there to hold the baggie on 'til it was needed. I'm chuffed with how this works!<br /><br />The papers were from the Authentique Cozy Collection. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_5b4c69gZfg/VXmx-bI9GAI/AAAAAAAAL68/tXsx9SkffW8/s1600/IMG_9550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_5b4c69gZfg/VXmx-bI9GAI/AAAAAAAAL68/tXsx9SkffW8/s640/IMG_9550.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope it tickles!</div><!-- inlinkz code start --> <br /><div class="ProjectManagerContainer" id="143665"><div class="_InLinkzPMDiv"><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div style="display: table-cell; float: left; height: 189px; text-align: center;"><div style="display: table-cell; height: 104px; vertical-align: middle; width: 107px;"><a href="http://lm.inlinkz.com/go.php?i=808402&amp;c=143665" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Coffee Set"><img border="0" class="_inlinkzI" src="http://lm.inlinkz.com/thumbs/20150611/961/100/1434039128.46.jpg" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.1; 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height: 189px; text-align: center;"><div style="display: table-cell; height: 104px; vertical-align: middle; width: 107px;"><a href="http://lm.inlinkz.com/go.php?i=807300&amp;c=143665" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Double Sided Ultra Sticky Tape 6mm x 16m"><img border="0" class="_inlinkzI" src="http://lm.inlinkz.com/thumbs/20150609/961/100/1433852183.54.jpg" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.1; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 107px;"><a href="http://lm.inlinkz.com/go.php?i=807300&amp;c=143665" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Double Sided Ultra Sticky Tape 6mm x 16m">Double Sided Ultra Sticky Tape 6mm x 16m</a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><a class="_LMLogo" href="http://new.inlinkz.com/pm.php?utm_source=prdlist&amp;utm_medium=widget_o&amp;utm_campaign=powered" rel="nofollow" style="color: #bbbbbb; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">InLinkz.com</a></div></div><script src="http://static.inlinkz.com/ppr.js" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- inlinkz code end -->Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-76357538557031535752015-06-10T12:37:00.002+01:002015-06-10T12:37:45.499+01:00....Winner of Win your Basket!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WGEiouX-KWY/VXggl7YAyxI/AAAAAAAAL6c/rlmK6xt2x3U/s1600/win-tag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WGEiouX-KWY/VXggl7YAyxI/AAAAAAAAL6c/rlmK6xt2x3U/s1600/win-tag.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Folks I'm late posting about the winner - got carried away with packing last night...huge apologies!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our winner is:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">S•••••••••s</div><div style="text-align: center;">from Germany</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have emailed the lucky winner with details!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be back later today with more inspiration...just a tad busy with shipping at the mo' - thank you for all of your kind comments and messages - I am delighted that folks seemed to love this release!!</div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-53873059653930327832015-06-09T13:18:00.002+01:002015-06-10T16:41:07.469+01:00...I just wanna dunk you in my coffee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Px1zn3YC_U/VXbSa7uhIaI/AAAAAAAAL5g/NJ_6FhzgURs/s1600/IMG_9532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Px1zn3YC_U/VXbSa7uhIaI/AAAAAAAAL5g/NJ_6FhzgURs/s640/IMG_9532.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every time I read this, in my head, I hear it in Gloria's (Madagascar) voice. Love that movie. Love doughnuts also, but what I really wanted was a doughnut set with the correct spelling! It's not that I'm a grammar nut, it's just that my mother's voice will forever ring in my ears telling me not to use 'slang' as she put it. My mum wanted us to speak correctly...which I guess would also mean that she'd want me to spell correctly... so we're just 'gonna' ignore that 'wanna'... right there...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1qkXJ_KrJeY/VXbTicBgrpI/AAAAAAAAL6A/vr3oJbmlxWg/s1600/we-go-together-store.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1qkXJ_KrJeY/VXbTicBgrpI/AAAAAAAAL6A/vr3oJbmlxWg/s320/we-go-together-store.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The doughnuts on my card are from the <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/we-go-together" target="_blank"><b>We Go Together</b></a> stamp set that was released yesterday and&nbsp; they were trimmed out with the <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/we-go-together-die-set" target="_blank"><b>matching dies</b></a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used the new stitched rectangle sets to make the panels and mats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IDsU0ctRc5o/VXbSbXu0jZI/AAAAAAAAL5w/k0DkKSAX-R8/s1600/IMG_9533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IDsU0ctRc5o/VXbSbXu0jZI/AAAAAAAAL5w/k0DkKSAX-R8/s320/IMG_9533.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Neat thing about the two sets of stitched rectangles - they mat perfectly together giving a nice fine mat. I made up the bunch below when I was testing the dies - they'll be great for some future project. I cut the white card with the <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/scalloped-stitched-rectangles-die-set" target="_blank"><b>Scalloped stitched rectangles</b></a> and the brown pattern paper was cut with the plain <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/stitched-rectangles-die-set" target="_blank"><b>Stitched rectangles</b></a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each set of dies has 6 dies, all based around a 4.25 by 5.5 inch card size</div><div style="text-align: center;">(this is the format I use most). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BeXo59NGtv4/VXbUPEVWsHI/AAAAAAAAL6I/h8LUro1h5ag/s1600/IMG_9540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BeXo59NGtv4/VXbUPEVWsHI/AAAAAAAAL6I/h8LUro1h5ag/s640/IMG_9540.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/mini-coffee-bag-die-set" target="_blank">Coffee Bag</a> of the day was made in patterned paper to match the card - I wanted to pop edibles in there - some little chocolate fingers for dunking in your coffee (M&amp;S) and so I wrapped those in cling film before popping them in the baggie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kCRI2n03GEk/VXbSbV0nmZI/AAAAAAAAL50/dqPRRTLJAcw/s1600/IMG_9537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kCRI2n03GEk/VXbSbV0nmZI/AAAAAAAAL50/dqPRRTLJAcw/s320/IMG_9537.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Did you enjoy the release yesterday? (scroll down) Anything you especially liked? let me know! I'm looking forward now to see what the DT come up with!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Right, back to the stock room for me! 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June 2015 release is Live! Oooh shiny!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new" border="0" height="156" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xKemhgswA4o/VXXZvY-yW9I/AAAAAAAAL5M/dvacJ4mOg4U/s400/June-15-slide.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Good evening! Thanks for stopping buy to see our new June goodies! If you are new to us you have arrived at the very best possible moment - we are releasing 6 new clear photopolymer stamp sets and 6 new thin steel die sets and a couple of other goodies right now!&nbsp; Make sure you see:<br />• stamps<br />• dies<br />• shaker mix<br />• twine<br />• tape <br /><h3>New Plans at WMS!</h3>&nbsp;It's all change here at Waltzingmouse Stamps. Our new website launched last week and now we are doing things a little differently at the Design Team - Previously we had 4 days of samples from the DT and my blog and then nothing much until the next release - I don't know about you but I didn't feel like that was the best way to showcase the new goodies so we have decided to totally re-organise how we show our samples. <br /><br />&nbsp;I've been previewing the new stuff for the last 3 days and will continue to show samples here on the WMS blog. The Design Team will be spreading their samples out over the next month and we will be having two guest designers join us for the next 4 weeks. I'm hoping that this will lead to a more interesting 'visual month' for folks visiting WMS. If all goes according to plan we should have a decent amount of weekly inspiration rather than just 4 days of crazy every few months.<br /><br />I'm really looking forward to seeing WMS creations on a regular basis - I hope you are too - I'll be popping up here with at least a weekly roundup of the DT creations so you won't miss anything. <br /><br />Keep in touch with us through your favourite channel (or even all of them) so that you don't miss anything - Here we are on:</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/wmstamps/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Waltzingmouse-Stamps/239367299426658" target="_blank">Facebook</a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://instagram.com/waltzingmousestamps/" target="_blank">Instagram</a><br /><br />just before we get into the goodies - don't forget we have:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lozC9_am1rI/VXXAxZpocpI/AAAAAAAAL3E/TgSF7q1EJAk/s1600/free-ship-tag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lozC9_am1rI/VXXAxZpocpI/AAAAAAAAL3E/TgSF7q1EJAk/s1600/free-ship-tag.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div>&nbsp;We offer FREE SHIPPING on orders over £60GBP to anywhere. Yep, anywhere.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xyeyb5GPRe0/VXXAxTnVNbI/AAAAAAAAL3M/rpj7T6qqEO4/s1600/rewards-tag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xyeyb5GPRe0/VXXAxTnVNbI/AAAAAAAAL3M/rpj7T6qqEO4/s1600/rewards-tag.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our hugely popular Loyalty Scheme enables folks to gather points each time they order, points turn into discounts so it's worth joining if you have not already, for <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/pages/our-thank-you-to-loyal-customers" target="_blank"><b>full details click here</b></a>. Even if you have not shopped with us in a while, you may already have some points gathered up - we were able to backdate the scheme as far as 1 November 2012!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a2VWmg2pIgw/VXXAxpJ1SzI/AAAAAAAAL3c/awTRQOpXg8c/s1600/win-tag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a2VWmg2pIgw/VXXAxpJ1SzI/AAAAAAAAL3c/awTRQOpXg8c/s1600/win-tag.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Folks we have a fabby 'Win your basket' comp for this release - the first 50 orders that go through the store after release opens this evening at 7:15pm will be eligible for the draw. We will draw one winner tomorrow night just before midnight on the 9th June. The winner drawn will win the value of their order.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">New goodies for June</h2><div style="text-align: center;">Folks we have 6 stamp sets and 6 die sets new for you this evening - we also have a selection of other goodies - see the bottom of this post! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/coffee-set" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/coffee-set" border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_q3Pgw3owqQ/VXTjhEv9AFI/AAAAAAAAL2M/OcD_ZaVuhDI/s640/coffee-set-store.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Coffee set - Stamps</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/coffee-set-die-set" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/coffee-set-die-set" border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gAxY5vsP3nQ/VXTjguZLNfI/AAAAAAAAL1U/JWZlpqvzJ30/s400/coffee%2Bset%2Bdies%2Bstore.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Coffee set Dies</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/mini-coffee-bag-die-set" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/mini-coffee-bag-die-set" border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fo8BufWd5dM/VXTjhwKT8aI/AAAAAAAAL2U/iiNUqBqb57Y/s400/mini-coffee-bag-die-store.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Mini Coffee Bag Die</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/your-sparkle" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/your-sparkle" border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0q4ONhwe3vI/VXTjjBAQrOI/AAAAAAAAL2A/4tGcxi2D0iw/s640/your-sparkle-store.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Your Sparkle - Stamps</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/dream-bigger" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/dream-bigger" border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s7Kght4fQUQ/VXTjheTzOTI/AAAAAAAAL2c/n97Wkl6799g/s640/dream-bigger-store.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Dream Bigger Stamp</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/best-day" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/best-day" border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pN01rNwtWUg/VXTjgxLViDI/AAAAAAAAL2Q/0WShTWzgip0/s640/best-day-ever-store.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Best Day Stamp</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/we-go-together" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/we-go-together" border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTYnSlnJBEQ/VXTji_49iuI/AAAAAAAAL18/e0hFKHDJi6Q/s640/we-go-together-store.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">We Go Together Stamps</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/we-go-together-die-set" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/we-go-together-die-set" border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_RRqeB9UJ-0/VXTjisLSatI/AAAAAAAAL10/cOj5JBUsc-Y/s400/we-go-together-dies-store.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">We Go Together Dies</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/dinky-doughnuts" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/dinky-doughnuts" border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u6RwrgZi0-M/VXTjhUSDyVI/AAAAAAAAL2E/1gq-QmmH3ww/s640/dinky-doughnuts-store.jpg" width="556" /></a>&nbsp;</div><h3 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinky Doughnuts Stamps</h3><div style="text-align: center;">Please note a die set for these is on the way - it was delayed for this release but should be available for the next release. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/brogue-die-set" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/brogue-die-set" border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bt8Iu3sLex0/VXTjgvoaciI/AAAAAAAAL2Y/E_PwGLzWboo/s400/brogue-dies-store.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Brogues - Die set</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/stitched-rectangles-die-set" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/stitched-rectangles-die-set" border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dY6NAhJCkVc/VXTjieYxP5I/AAAAAAAAL14/ns-OvK2DnCQ/s400/stitched-rectangles-dies-store.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Stitched Rectangles Dies</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/scalloped-stitched-rectangles-die-set" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/scalloped-stitched-rectangles-die-set" border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t_KgOn8IIPY/VXTjh87z15I/AAAAAAAAL1o/Y7AC37mF_3s/s400/scalloped-rectangles-dies-store.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Scalloped Stitched Rectangles</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</h3><div style="text-align: center;"><h2 style="text-align: center;"> More Goodies! - Shipping from UK, see notes.</h2><div style="text-align: center;">Folks we have a few other little bits and bobs added to the store also - check them out below. These items are shipping from UK only at present. <span style="color: #e69138;"><b>If you are ordering these items, please make sure that everything else in your basket is picked from the UK stock also</b> </span>- you risk delaying your order if you choose from both locations!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/double-sided-ultra-sticky-tape-6mm-x-16m" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/double-sided-ultra-sticky-tape-6mm-x-16m" border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b02DQ_DD2h0/VXXD3s6_O-I/AAAAAAAAL3s/FPtPqOfbO2Y/s320/6mm-tape.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">6mm (1/4 inch) Double sided Ultra Sticky Tape - Acid free</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</h3><div style="text-align: center;">This is my go-to tape - super strength. Heat resistant - use it for embossing powders, foils adhering embellies as well as the usual stuff.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/double-sided-ultra-sticky-tape-3-5mm-x-16m" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/double-sided-ultra-sticky-tape-3-5mm-x-16m" border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TiZP7-sLFzM/VXXD3vPNdMI/AAAAAAAAL3o/hMsWMLg9pw0/s320/3mm-tape.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">3.5mm (1/8 inch) Double sided Ultra Sticky Tape - Acid free</h3><div style="text-align: center;">This is my go-to tape - super strength. Heat resistant - use it for embossing powders, foils adhering embellies as well as the usual stuff.</div><h3 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/button-twine-trim" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/button-twine-trim" border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_65OQjdZbOQ/VXXFCGTpHII/AAAAAAAAL4I/nVPzHwDEZyA/s320/Brown-Jute-single_2048x2048.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/button-twine-trim" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/button-twine-trim" border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NF3yqUz2Me8/VXXFCB7cMaI/AAAAAAAAL4A/cTL-VKTHu8g/s320/Cream-Jute-single_2048x2048.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/button-twine-trim" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/button-twine-trim" border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-idCOSeqoAvw/VXXFCBjdIFI/AAAAAAAAL4E/x_ZXrrAg0t8/s320/Natural-jute-single_2048x2048.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">Button Twine - back in stock</h3>All three shades are back in stock - sold in 10m lengths (button not supplied).</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/old-gold-shaker-mix" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/old-gold-shaker-mix" border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nq9029mSn2o/VXXX6YQgQeI/AAAAAAAAL4o/7Q8mlnoT_qc/s640/old-gold.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Shaker Mix - Old Gold</h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/peaches-and-dream" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/peaches-and-dream" border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6u0nLFXCy5s/VXXX6qqqpqI/AAAAAAAAL4s/c1wOPT480Dw/s640/peaches-and-dream.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Shaker Mix - Peaches and Dream</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/vanilla-frost" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/vanilla-frost" border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KKDJ4W9ST7g/VXXX641OMvI/AAAAAAAAL40/XuaFGa3mP0c/s640/vanilla-frost.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: center;">Shaker Mix - Vanilla Frost</h3></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope it tickles</div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-70123701028298028972015-06-08T13:52:00.003+01:002015-06-10T16:41:07.477+01:00...Introducing Scalloped and Stitched rectangles with more Coffee!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dxCg5tdxxC4/VXWLGqDPlTI/AAAAAAAAL2w/0pn0lzf2bQ4/s1600/IMG_9504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dxCg5tdxxC4/VXWLGqDPlTI/AAAAAAAAL2w/0pn0lzf2bQ4/s640/IMG_9504.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Afternoon - Welcome to our release countdown - tonight at 7:00pm all the new goodies will be available at <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/" target="_blank">the store</a> - I so hope you like them as much as I do - I'm a little addicted to coffee and doughnuts lately...</div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Quick schedule</h3><div style="text-align: center;">The store will close at 6:30pm this evening to allow me to add last moment live links etc.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">The release post with the full reveal of goodies will go live at 7:00pm here on the blog.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The store will re-open at 7:15pm</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>7:00pm my time today is approx equal to:</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">USA - Utah - 12:00pm 8th June</div><div style="text-align: center;">Malasia - 2:00AM 9th June</div><div style="text-align: center;">Canada Quebec - 2:00pm 8th June</div><div style="text-align: center;">Germany - 8:00pm 8th June</div><div style="text-align: center;">Russia - Moscow City - 9:00pm 8th June</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a card for you just now ahead of the release post that shows you how our new Stitched rectangle dies mat together. There are two sets of stitched rectangle dies - one with scallops and one with double stitched lines. The two sets work great independently, but I am ALWAYS looking for that extra usability factor and so I designed them to be compatible - check out the sample above to see how the scalloped rectangle provides a lovely mat for the plain stitched rectangles.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The scallops are sized to co-ordinate with our <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/picot-panel-die-set" target="_blank">Picot Panel</a> die and <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/stand-alone-dies/products/pretty-circles-die-set" target="_blank">Pretty Circles</a> dies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love fine detail and sometimes I love neat narrow mats! In the past I have worked with die sets that were designed to mat with each other, but I&nbsp; felt that sometimes they were aimed at folks making scrapbook pages, which can be a much larger format than a standard size card. Sometimes I don't want a quarter inch mat....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4vUF2WAvMAM/VXWLGEZ8DyI/AAAAAAAAL2s/K0ei_4Hek9Q/s1600/IMG_9506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4vUF2WAvMAM/VXWLGEZ8DyI/AAAAAAAAL2s/K0ei_4Hek9Q/s640/IMG_9506.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So - how do you like my coffee set? - I have everything to match, which so does not reflect my real life situation - all my cups are mismatched at the moment, we had a few breakages during the move,&nbsp; - I'll get around to picking up a matching service at some point, but for now at least I can match in craft land! I adore this little coffee set - I stamped it all in red (Memento Rhubarb) and then I went in and added some pencil shading - I darkened down the handle of the coffee pot to make it look like one of those old retro bakelite handled pots. I'm in matchy matchy heaven with this card.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a co-ordinating die set with 10 dies for all of the main stamps. There are 48 stamps in this set, just couldn't squeeze a die for all of them....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok gotta run - loads to do - hopefully chat to you later!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-6655839318845367992015-06-07T18:27:00.002+01:002015-06-07T18:28:04.332+01:00...Introducing Coffee Set and a Mini Coffee bag 'How-To'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j-tVe5rRA40/VXRbYJ82DTI/AAAAAAAALt4/JSEvFR-ko84/s1600/IMG_9451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j-tVe5rRA40/VXRbYJ82DTI/AAAAAAAALt4/JSEvFR-ko84/s640/IMG_9451.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Warning - Long post -&nbsp; many pictures...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Afternoon! Welcome to the third day of sample previews for our June Release. All of the new goodies I'm sharing over the last few days will be available at the Waltzingmouse Stamps Store tomorrow. The release will go live at 7:00pm my time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are releasing 6 new stamp set sand 6 new dies - and I still have oodles to show you so I'll get on with it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My samples this afternoon are made with the new <i><b>Coffee Set </b></i>stamp set. This is a 6x8 set and it is chock full of coffee goodness. If I told you there was 48 stamps in this set would you believe me....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The set features a retro style Coffee set, complete with different styles of cups, a creamer and a grinder, a sugar bowl a cupcake, some floral motifs, coffee beans, the list goes on. There are 21 sentiment sets within the set and you can be sure you will be covered for every eventuality.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BlRLDormV1s/VXRbYRGoiEI/AAAAAAAALuA/qa5EModBEIQ/s1600/IMG_9455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BlRLDormV1s/VXRbYRGoiEI/AAAAAAAALuA/qa5EModBEIQ/s640/IMG_9455.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This coffee pot has been rolling around in my head for a long time now and when I finally got my hands on the stamp - the first thing I wanted to do was create a toleware style coffee pot. I stamped the coffee pot in black versafine ink - and immediately clear embossed it. I picked out the floral detail with brighly coloured copics. (BG34, YG23, YR16 and R46) I absolutely adore this look. I think it really captures something of the essence of tole.&nbsp; Here's an example I found at Z&amp;K Antiques on the web. Toleware is basically painted metal, usually kitchenware items. It's a little folksy, very collectible and vintage without being stuffy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I1l8b15UybU/VXRetn2C1xI/AAAAAAAALwE/RkPTUA28QMI/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-06-07%2Bat%2B16.08.54.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I1l8b15UybU/VXRetn2C1xI/AAAAAAAALwE/RkPTUA28QMI/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-06-07%2Bat%2B16.08.54.png" width="271" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AmCQgYgXCa0/VXRfOa5amnI/AAAAAAAALwM/MGeempsNDts/s1600/IMG_9459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AmCQgYgXCa0/VXRfOa5amnI/AAAAAAAALwM/MGeempsNDts/s640/IMG_9459.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;I set out my Coffee pot and footed mugs on a simple white background and then added a frame. I made the frame using a spellbinders circle die - which I partially cut but just making sure that the top plate of my die cut system was lined up on the area of the circle where I wanted the cut to end.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JkGMa06-Q-8/VXRuq1JzgwI/AAAAAAAALyE/GOUhqigyuq8/s1600/IMG_9285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JkGMa06-Q-8/VXRuq1JzgwI/AAAAAAAALyE/GOUhqigyuq8/s320/IMG_9285.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;The mini gingham table cloth was made by stamping <b><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/pinstripe-mini" target="_blank">Mini Pinstripe</a></b> stamp onto aqua coloured cardstock. I stamped it once and then turned the stamp 90 degrees to get the mini gingham. I edged my tablecloth with some white lacy edging - this is a strip of white card cut with the <b><a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/picot-panel-die-set" target="_blank">Picot Panel</a></b> die. I cut one little strip of the scalloped edging and divided it in half. I then cut each end at 45 degree angles and butted them together to get the point.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The 'Little Something' to go with my card is a Mini Coffee Bag filled with a little coffee infusion - you could add tea bags if your 'person' is a tea drinker, or a hot chocolate sachet, or cinnamon, or sugar...the list is endless. I'm more than happy to put a tea bag directly into a paper bag that&nbsp; have made from fresh clean patterned paper - but you can wrap your tea bag in a little cling film if you are not happy with your tea bags having direct contact with your paper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I co-ordinated my baggie with a matching snippet of the tablecloth and also a little die cut footed mug in the same pattern as my card. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8DI7xaM8emI/VXRxNzu_c2I/AAAAAAAALzA/QAnFnc-ButE/s1600/IMG_9461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8DI7xaM8emI/VXRxNzu_c2I/AAAAAAAALzA/QAnFnc-ButE/s640/IMG_9461.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hvZ7SyEw7cg/VXRwVjkcvzI/AAAAAAAALyY/x8fevNNR-uM/s1600/IMG_9463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hvZ7SyEw7cg/VXRwVjkcvzI/AAAAAAAALyY/x8fevNNR-uM/s640/IMG_9463.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of the 21 sentiments in Coffee set, I think this is one of the cutest - <i><b>'Cheers to the Happy Cupple'</b></i> and this would work great for either coffee or tea drinkers. I made a confetti card for my wedding&nbsp; card sample.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;I paired the sentiment with two of the little coffee (or tea) cups in the set - each of which was die cut with the matching dies (also available tomorrow). The Mini Coffee Bag hooks onto the front of the card for display but is easily removable if you want to get the confetti out. I used some peachy toned sequins for my confetti.</div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SRjFGlW7zf0/VXRwVt2l_eI/AAAAAAAALyU/0H3ebolXEgA/s1600/IMG_9466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SRjFGlW7zf0/VXRwVt2l_eI/AAAAAAAALyU/0H3ebolXEgA/s400/IMG_9466.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I simply attached a little rectangle of card to the reverse of the mini Bag. The folded down portion simply hooks over the circular cut out portion of the card. Simple pimple.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The mini Bag was decorated with some tiny paper blooms and a little tiny doily - which is a piece of white card cut with the <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/pretty-circles-die-set" target="_blank"><b>Pretty Circles Die</b></a> set. I just trimmed a little bit off to slide up under the top fold of the baggie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vREOTZEuFOM/VXRwV1shOYI/AAAAAAAALyc/3HC4fNN6Afg/s1600/IMG_9467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vREOTZEuFOM/VXRwV1shOYI/AAAAAAAALyc/3HC4fNN6Afg/s400/IMG_9467.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Mini Coffee Bag How-To</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ls-UuWed2KE/VXRwWSoI8vI/AAAAAAAALyo/x7qCgZOA6g8/s1600/IMG_9472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ls-UuWed2KE/VXRwWSoI8vI/AAAAAAAALyo/x7qCgZOA6g8/s640/IMG_9472.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;I think these Mini Coffee Bags would make adorable party favours, among other things, and I have a&nbsp; little info here that will help you to get the most of of them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first thing you should know is that these are small bags, but it is surprising just how much you can fit into them. The finished size of a mini Coffee Bag is 2.75 inches tall, by just under 1.5 inches wide, by 0.75 inches deep at the bottom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mr9spGtiY6s/VXR1LCJqe6I/AAAAAAAALzU/hetV9QHXgLY/s1600/IMG_9476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mr9spGtiY6s/VXR1LCJqe6I/AAAAAAAALzU/hetV9QHXgLY/s400/IMG_9476.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pic 1.</b> This picture shows the mini Coffee Bag die and a piece of patterned paper that has been die cut. I like to put my patterned paper on to the die with the pattern facing the die and the plain white side facing out. I find it easier to make the folds when I have done it this way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYGy2iWiI40/VXR1LaO0xeI/AAAAAAAALzQ/ium7S8SDAZQ/s1600/IMG_9478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYGy2iWiI40/VXR1LaO0xeI/AAAAAAAALzQ/ium7S8SDAZQ/s400/IMG_9478.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pic 2. </b>The piece of die that creates the window of the baggie is attached to the main body of the die by three thin pieces of metal. This is so that you have the option to remove the window piece with a pair of metal snips, to create closed bags with no window. I prefer the look of the bags with a window, so I'm going to leave my die intact, but you do have the option to create plain bags.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHlA0vVKL9M/VXR1LPVABSI/AAAAAAAALzM/6SpKNkNw8ik/s1600/IMG_9481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHlA0vVKL9M/VXR1LPVABSI/AAAAAAAALzM/6SpKNkNw8ik/s400/IMG_9481.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pic 3. </b>This is the die cut from <b>Pic 1</b> flipped over right side up. You can see which folds should be mountain folds and which should be valley folds. Also you really only need two pieces of tape to form the bag. You can see the long strip of double sided tape down the far right flap. You will need one piece of tape on the reverse of the largest of the flaps along the bottom - I've folded it up for this pic so you can see where to place it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-645GqevdyME/VXR1Lxvh1TI/AAAAAAAALzY/YEudSX4KXtY/s1600/IMG_9483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-645GqevdyME/VXR1Lxvh1TI/AAAAAAAALzY/YEudSX4KXtY/s400/IMG_9483.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pic 4. </b>If you are adding a clear window pane, now is the time to add that. Depending on what is going in your bag you could use a little snippet of the clear bag that your WMS stamps come packaged in, or you could use food safe film from discarded food wrappings. I got the plastic for these bags from a clear plastic bread bag that I was able to snaffle when I got the bread home and popped it into the bread bin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y4o88-zWDOU/VXR1L3H4UYI/AAAAAAAALzg/b0DHVIwC1BU/s1600/IMG_9485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y4o88-zWDOU/VXR1L3H4UYI/AAAAAAAALzg/b0DHVIwC1BU/s320/IMG_9485.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<b>Pic 5. </b>Your bag is nearly finished and you could just fold the top flap down in half, and then fold it down again and adhere at the back, but I have an idea that might tickle. - To Turn your little coffee bag into a proper tin tie Coffee Bag try this: add a little fine wire into the fold on the top flap. I get my fine wire from those little tin tie bag fasteners that you get with plastic lunchbags, like these ones below that you can buy from Lakeland. I strip the plastic off them (carefully, using my craft knife) to use in these coffee bags - they would be too bulky for the fold otherwise. You could also use fine florist wire, fine jewellery wire, fine fuse wire, etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nzKqCHhL1m4/VXR5fhlmkSI/AAAAAAAAL0I/Y5HKn1M1NaE/s1600/2824_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nzKqCHhL1m4/VXR5fhlmkSI/AAAAAAAAL0I/Y5HKn1M1NaE/s320/2824_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ErU9kuwj76E/VXR57yTqodI/AAAAAAAAL0U/jpr8Cngo9As/s1600/IMG_9486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ErU9kuwj76E/VXR57yTqodI/AAAAAAAAL0U/jpr8Cngo9As/s400/IMG_9486.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<b>Pic 6. </b>Shows how I position my tape on one side of the fold. I popped the wire on towards the centre of the fold on the top flap.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0YYvfCpJyu0/VXR573Sc2hI/AAAAAAAAL0Q/8gNwTNm5kUM/s1600/IMG_9487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0YYvfCpJyu0/VXR573Sc2hI/AAAAAAAAL0Q/8gNwTNm5kUM/s400/IMG_9487.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<b>Pic 7. </b>Once you have folded over the top flap the bag is now finished, ready to be filled and sealed by simply folding the top flap forward once and pushing the side pieces round towards the back of the bag - just like you would with a 'real' large coffee bag.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cxRKGtFCWVo/VXR7LNancSI/AAAAAAAAL0k/WHBYtMrbFl0/s1600/IMG_9412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cxRKGtFCWVo/VXR7LNancSI/AAAAAAAAL0k/WHBYtMrbFl0/s320/IMG_9412.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6iFH_nVT6c0/VXR7LOdLQ7I/AAAAAAAAL0o/-3JbdEQSi6Q/s1600/IMG_9413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6iFH_nVT6c0/VXR7LOdLQ7I/AAAAAAAAL0o/-3JbdEQSi6Q/s320/IMG_9413.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp; <b>&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pic 8 and 9. </b>Just a note about papers. All of the Coffee bags I made with good quality papers worked a treat with the thin wire. You can see the corners at the top of the bag are nice and clean and I could re-open and re-close these bags with ease without the wire showing through the top flap. I noticed that if I used a cheap thin paper that the wire can begin to poke through at the corners, the bag still works well, but for weddings and special occasions I would stick to good quality papers if using the wire. If I'm not using the wire, and just adhering the bag closed, it is not an issue.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For Food safety I would recommend using foodsafe papers such as Bacofoil Lined Parchement, or wrapping your food in clear food film before placing in any paper bag that you are unsure of.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope it tickles! I'll be back later today/tomorrow with more samples and a schedule for release day also!</div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-34803634153745611652015-06-06T15:40:00.001+01:002015-06-06T15:40:30.240+01:00...Introducing Your Sparkle and Mini Coffee Baggie die New release samples<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EakVArYL1oY/VXL62eJYstI/AAAAAAAALtU/Fbi7Wd_GlqU/s1600/IMG_9397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EakVArYL1oY/VXL62eJYstI/AAAAAAAALtU/Fbi7Wd_GlqU/s640/IMG_9397.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Afternoon! I have something dinky to show you today - A fabby die that produces a dinky little <i><b>Mini coffee bag</b></i>! I've been itching to show you this one! I paired it with the new stamp set <i><b>Your Sparkle</b></i> to make up a little gift ensemble.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The new products that I'm showing yesterday, today and until Monday will all become available on the store on Monday at 7:00pm my time.&nbsp; I'm sampling on my own this time around as I have swopped things up a little for the Design Team. The DT ladies will be showcasing these items on their blogs during the rest of the month and we will have one or two guests joining us. We will keep you up to date with all of the new samples and you will also be able to see them here on our <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/wmstamps/june-2015-new-stamps-and-dies/" target="_blank"><b>Pinterest June Board</b></a>. It's worth following <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/wmstamps/" target="_blank"><b>Waltzingmouse Stamps on Pinterest</b></a> so that the new items appear in your feed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The <i><b>Your Sparkle</b></i> set is a mini set, it contains 5 stamps and bags of potential. The major stamp in the set is this one 'Never let anyone dull your sparkle' and for my set this afternoon I silver embossed it onto plain white card. To get the intense pink colour I dropped Distress ink (Picked Raspberry) right from the dropper onto the embossed sentiment in 3 places close to the centre of the words. I then spritzed a little plain water on it and watched it spread out. I left it to dry and just before it was finished drying completely, I burnished the silvered sentiment to remove any residue of pink and let those words shine. I really didn't feel like much else was needed to make a decent card front, other than a couple of sequins. I did just edge the top and bottom with some pieces of silver card that I trimmed with a <i><b>Stitched Rectangle die</b></i> (also new for Monday - more on those later).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NiDJbSFeu0o/VXL61mpbGEI/AAAAAAAALs0/3Zo96Tz2oEs/s1600/IMG_9382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NiDJbSFeu0o/VXL61mpbGEI/AAAAAAAALs0/3Zo96Tz2oEs/s640/IMG_9382.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made a tag for my gift bag - I made it in the shape of a magic wand. I used another sentiment from the <i><b>Your Sparkle</b></i> set 'You can and you will' - it just sounds to me like something Glinda the good witch of the North (Wizard of Oz) would say - and it's something I say to my girls all the time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I cut out two stars with Spellbinder star dies and worked them in the same way as the card front. I smooched a little versamark along the edges of the star and silver gilded it with embossing powder - it's a really neat contrast to the strong pink.For my wand stick I just used a striped paper straw - it was easy to just squash the top end and sandwich it between the two stars together with some pieces of ribbon. I think it makes a cute tag for a gift bag.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8mI9q-pCgd0/VXL6vradIlI/AAAAAAAALsw/5MlIQgxM4hQ/s1600/IMG_9387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8mI9q-pCgd0/VXL6vradIlI/AAAAAAAALsw/5MlIQgxM4hQ/s640/IMG_9387.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;The thing I was wanting to play with most was the Mini Coffee Bag die though...For this gift set I made one up, filled it with sparkle and hung it from the tag. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OdWiuhdfrh4/VXL61tgrvqI/AAAAAAAALtE/N9YC6MxA880/s1600/IMG_9386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OdWiuhdfrh4/VXL61tgrvqI/AAAAAAAALtE/N9YC6MxA880/s400/IMG_9386.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a perfect miniature version of a coffee bag. I like coffee bags. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2gvq7kwBRdc/VXL610aDHEI/AAAAAAAALtQ/_KvpTR4ikr0/s1600/IMG_9393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2gvq7kwBRdc/VXL610aDHEI/AAAAAAAALtQ/_KvpTR4ikr0/s640/IMG_9393.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />I made this bag out of something called foiled parchment - you can get it at food wrapping aisle of the grocery shop.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yIRPj5eHjKI/VXMF6LdDy4I/AAAAAAAALtk/kTglog-qOGg/s1600/Baking_products_baking_parchment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yIRPj5eHjKI/VXMF6LdDy4I/AAAAAAAALtk/kTglog-qOGg/s320/Baking_products_baking_parchment.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The brand I used was Bacofoil Lined Parchment and I chose that one because it is food safe...can you see where I'm going with this? Yep? You could make these up and add sprinkles etc - <b>edible stuff</b>! I used the tiniest little piece of clear plastic that I cut from a food wrapper - so that it was also food safe. I cat the clear plastic quite a bit bigger than the window, so that the double sided tape that I attached it with would be firmly sandwiched between the clear plastic and the bag and would not be in contact with any foodie things that I might add to the bag. (Don't worry, there will be pics of this in a later post) I made a bunch of these very quickly - you will see them creeping up in my next lot of projects with all sorts of yummy things in them...<br /><br />For this project I wanted to fill them with something sparkly and does it get any sparklier than sequins?...not in my house... These are as close to bling as I get - I'm a recent convert to sequinism, maybe blingism will follow. There was a time when I would not have thanked you for them and now I can't get enough of them...more on that later also....<br /><br />This is the reverse of the baggie when it is made up. The benefit of using foil also is that it stays folded at the top just like a real tin tie coffee bag.<br /><br />I recommend using this die with papers rather than thick cards - it will cut the card no problem, but you will find card a little bulky in the folding at the top. Keep an eye out to see what else I use it with in the next few posts.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HbLbd8fXo80/VXL62K66hdI/AAAAAAAALtM/QOt0wAYhxW0/s1600/IMG_9394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HbLbd8fXo80/VXL62K66hdI/AAAAAAAALtM/QOt0wAYhxW0/s400/IMG_9394.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sure hope it tickles!</div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069243521216547989.post-78818470432906058362015-06-05T13:00:00.000+01:002015-06-10T23:40:12.879+01:00...Coffee Lovers Summer Blog Hop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ljHtzZoC-yc/VXDrBm_NKqI/AAAAAAAALro/9Ye24N6quqw/s1600/IMG_9338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ljHtzZoC-yc/VXDrBm_NKqI/AAAAAAAALro/9Ye24N6quqw/s640/IMG_9338.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://wp.me/p5K3PQ-1y" target="_blank"><img alt="http://wp.me/p5K3PQ-1y" border="0" height="195" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nVZrjGCCgrc/VXDu1hNrmDI/AAAAAAAALsI/dHOpROSTMgE/s400/Summer-Coffee-Lovers-Blog-Hop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Morning! I have a set of coffee themed cards to show you this morning for the <a href="http://wp.me/p5K3PQ-1y" target="_blank"><b>Coffee Lovers Summer Blog Hop</b></a>! It feels a bit like the stars have aligned today because I am just, today, right this moment, kicking off my samples for Monday's release and what should we have releasing here at Waltzingmouse Stamps, but some coffee themed stamp sets! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To find out more about Coffee Lovers hops - check out <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/" target="_blank"><b>their blog here</b></a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To play along or to see the other blog hop entries <a href="http://wp.me/p5K3PQ-1y" target="_blank"><b>click here</b></a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are over 30 Super Sponsors for the Summer Coffee Lovers Hop and&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">anyone is eligible for a Super Sponsor prize if they link up a newly (June 5 or later) created Summer Themed Coffee, Tea &amp;/or Cocoa project. Waltzingmouse Stamps is delighted to be one of the sponsors</span></span> for this hop!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My little bunch of cards for today's hop are made with a combination of <b>two </b><strike>upcoming sets</strike> now available- <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/we-go-together" target="_blank"><i><b>We Go Together</b></i></a> and <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/coffee-set" target="_blank"><i><b>Coffee Set</b></i></a>. Both sets <strike>will be</strike> are available now <strike>on Monday</strike>, but I have a load more samples to show<b> </b>before then, so if coffee sets are your thang, and even if they aren't, pop back later today/tomorrow after the hop to see more previews (it's a big ol' release...6 stamp sets, 6 die sets...).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2y6BUfi-eXk/VXDs_hsNHOI/AAAAAAAALr0/ZTuBMldADQU/s1600/IMG_9348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2y6BUfi-eXk/VXDs_hsNHOI/AAAAAAAALr0/ZTuBMldADQU/s640/IMG_9348.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;The images on these cards are from the <strike>up-coming</strike> new <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/we-go-together" target="_blank"><b>We go Together</b></a> set. The neat thing about these Coffee cup and Doughnut images is that the faces are separate stamps - so you don't have to create kawaii style cards every time. I wanted some cuteness today and so I added the faces! I coloured these with copics and added plenty of matching sponging to my front panels. The background coffee bean and word patterns were stamped. I also added sprinkles and some glossy accents to my doughnuts. My kids loved these, I'm making a mental note to pull these out for class valentine treats. Matching dies make these super easy to trim out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used some black paperclips found at Ikea, and some toning ric-rac to finish off these simple cards. My panels were trimmed out with stitched rectangle dies, due in the store on the 8th.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lj436tdlse0/VXDtpQGJ7uI/AAAAAAAALr8/Tz6SKqTtNoU/s1600/IMG_9343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lj436tdlse0/VXDtpQGJ7uI/AAAAAAAALr8/Tz6SKqTtNoU/s640/IMG_9343.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sentiments are from the upcoming (Mon 8th June) <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/new/products/coffee-set" target="_blank"><i><b>Coffee set</b></i></a> stamp set. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KgJPONhLUYs/VXDvjQoAuDI/AAAAAAAALsQ/YjYDMTIoSQc/s1600/IMG_9327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KgJPONhLUYs/VXDvjQoAuDI/AAAAAAAALsQ/YjYDMTIoSQc/s640/IMG_9327.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2dVo8bZ_R9Y/VXDvji28RtI/AAAAAAAALsU/hfncJ0zYAIo/s1600/IMG_9332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2dVo8bZ_R9Y/VXDvji28RtI/AAAAAAAALsU/hfncJ0zYAIo/s640/IMG_9332.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many thanks for visiting today - I hope you have a great time at the hop!</div>Claire Brennanhttps://plus.google.com/102205942058973548231noreply@blogger.com90